<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Nowadays, the improvement of ferrous materials performance is a problem of high interest. One of well-known wear- and corrosion properties improving technique is plasma nitriding, in which elemental nitrogen is introduced to the surface of a metal part for subsequent diffusion into the material. As a result, a compound, “white” layer and a diffusion zone are formed at the detail’s surface. Most of the authors positively describe the effects of surface ion nitiding. On the other hand, there are also reports on adverse effects of direct current and pulsed direct current plasma nitriding on ferrous materials performance. Therefore, an attempt to provide comprehensive summary on direct current and pulsed direct current ion nitriding and its influence on ferrous materials’ mechanical and corrosion properties has been made. According to the results, some of the technique drawbacks are hard to avoid in mass production.</p></abstract>

Nowadays, the improvement of ferrous materials performance is a problem of high interest. One of well-known wear- and corrosion properties improving technique is plasma nitriding, in which elemental nitrogen is introduced to the surface of a metal part for subsequent diffusion into the material. As a result, a compound, “white” layer and a diffusion zone are formed at the detail’s surface. Most of the authors positively describe the effects of surface ion nitiding. On the other hand, there are also reports on adverse effects of direct current and pulsed direct current plasma nitriding on ferrous materials performance. Therefore, an attempt to provide comprehensive summary on direct current and pulsed direct current ion nitriding and its influence on ferrous materials’ mechanical and corrosion properties has been made. According to the results, some of the technique drawbacks are hard to avoid in mass production.

Direct Current and Pulsed Direct Current Plasma Nitriding of Ferrous Materials a Critical Review

Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Department of Materials and Biomedical Engineering, Bialystok University of Technology, ul. Wiejska 45 C, 15-351 Bialystok, Poland

Acta Mechanica et Automatica

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Nowadays, the improvement of ferrous materials performance is a problem of high interest. One of well-known wear- and corrosion properties improving technique...

Direct Current and Pulsed Direct Current Plasma Nitriding of Ferrous Materials a Critical Review

Published Online: Jun 08, 2016

Page range: 150 - 158

Received: Jul 14, 2015

Accepted: May 25, 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/ama-2016-0024

Keywords
Plasma Nitriding, Ion Nitriding, Direct Current Plasma Nitriding, Pulsed Direct Current Plasma Nitriding, Edge Effect

© 2016 Bialystok University of Technology

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Direct Current and Pulsed Direct Current Plasma Nitriding of Ferrous Materials a Critical Review

Published Online: Jun 08, 2016

Page range: 150 - 158

Received: Jul 14, 2015

Accepted: May 25, 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/ama-2016-0024

KeywordsPlasma Nitriding, Ion Nitriding, Direct Current Plasma Nitriding, Pulsed Direct Current Plasma Nitriding, Edge Effect

© 2016 Bialystok University of Technology

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Plasma Nitriding, Ion Nitriding, Direct Current Plasma Nitriding, Pulsed Direct Current Plasma Nitriding, Edge Effect